WildStorm Press Release

By WildStormPosted at July 14, 1999 - 5:00 AM GMT

A run-in with a new ninja-like race; a war over
natural resources; and a device that has the
potential to cause interdimensional havoc -- STAR
TREK comic book fans are in for surprises beyond
this galaxy. WildStorm and DC Comics announced
today plans for the new line of STAR TREK comics
with the launch of the Prestige one-shot entitled
STAR TREK: VOYAGER(R) -- FALSE COLORS, scheduled to
be released in November of 1999.

STAR TREK: VOYAGER -- FALSE COLORS focuses on the
popular character Seven of Nine. The story, written
by Nathan Archer, tells of an encounter between the
Starship Voyager(TM) and a mysterious craft. It
looks like a Borg, sounds like a Borg, and acts
like a Borg, so it must be a Borg, right? The
answer to that question is just one of the
surprises in store in this special issue. Nathan
Archer is the author of several STAR TREK novels as
well as other comic stories, most recently the
upcoming novel Spider-Man: Goblin Moon, co-written
with Kurt Busiek.

"We believe the creativity and innovation of DC
Comics' WildStorm Productions will bring a new
excitement to the fans of STAR TREK and comics in
general," said Andrea Hein, president of Viacom
Consumer Products. "We are very pleased to be
reunited with DC."

"We're really trying to make our own mark on the
world of STAR TREK," says Jeff Mariotte,
WildStorm's Senior Editor and editor of WildStorm's
new STAR TREK line. "We've tapped a number of
creative talents who are brand-new to STAR TREK
comics, and I'm certain that this new line will
more than live up to the success of WildStorm's
previous innovative licensed titles."

According to Mariotte, "Many of the top creators in
comics are life-long STAR TREK fans, but these are
also the creators in highest demand, with the
busiest schedules. By initially focusing on one-
shots and miniseries instead of ongoing series, we
can tap these resources, insuring the highest
quality STAR TREK comics possible."

Other upcoming projects include:

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION(R) -- THE KILLING
SHADOWS, written by Scott Ciencin. Novelist Scott
Ciencin has written more than thirty books,
including New York Times bestsellers. His most
recent is the original hardcover Dinoverse, which
received a starred review in Publisher's Weekly.
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION -- THE KILLING
SHADOWS, a four-issue miniseries, introduces
readers to a ninja-like race called the Bodai Shin,
heralds of a great evil known only as The Veil.
Shrouded in legend, the Bodai Shin prove to Picard
and crew that they're only too real -- and deadly.

STAR TREK -- CIVIL WAR, written by Ted Adams.
Known to comics readers mostly for his work on
WildStorm's licensed RESIDENT EVIL comics and the
Spawn Movie Adaptation, Adams delivers a Prestige
one-shot that puts Kirk, Spock and McCoy on the
ground of a non-Federation planet embroiled in a
war over natural resources -- a war that could have
fatal consequences for the three officers since the
transporter isn't working and they're caught in the
crossfire.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION -- EMBRACE THE
WOLF, written by Christopher Golden and Tom
Sniegoski. In addition to being a successful
novelist, Golden paired with Sniegoski to write the
best-selling Wolverine/Punisher series. Sniegoski
is also currently writing Bone, making him the only
writer other than Jeff Smith to be allowed to write
that popular character. This prolific pair delivers
a Prestige one-shot: STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION
-- EMBRACE THE WOLF is a sequel of sorts to the
classic STAR TREK episode "Wolf in the Fold", often
referred to as the Jack the Ripper episode.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: PERCHANCE TO
DREAM, written by Keith R.A. DeCandido. On a tri-
gendered planet, where all three genders are
required for procreation, a politician makes the
mistake of winning office with only one marital
partner. The Starship Enterprise(TM), sent in by
the Federation to provide inaugural security, soon
finds that passions run high on this issue, and a
routine mission proves to be anything but.
DeCandido is a novelist and the editor on a series
of Marvel and WildStorm-based novels. This four-
issue miniseries is his first actual comic book
scripting work.

STAR TREK -- ALL OF ME, written by Tony Isabella
and Bob Ingersoll. Well-known as columnists for
Comics Buyer's Guide, Isabella and Ingersoll have
collaborated previously on a Captain America novel.
STAR TREK -- ALL OF ME is a Prestige one-shot about
a brilliant, troubled scientist who went to school
with Spock, and invites Spock to view his latest
invention -- a device which can wreak
interdimensional havoc if the crew of the
Enterprise can't put the brakes on it.

"I've made a real effort to bring exciting talents
to this comics line," said Mariotte. "I'm using
extensive connections in the science fiction
community to approach some people not ordinarily
thought of in terms of comics -- though people who,
for the most part, have some experience with them -
- who can deliver fresh ideas and approaches. There
have been lots of STAR TREK comics in the past, and
I'm determined that anyone who has read them will
know at a glance that ours are different than
anything they've seen before."